In its intention to persuade, human nature can be easily influenced by the rhetoric appeal of pathos. Through an understanding of the formation and refinement of the art of rhetoric, a speaker has potential to grow in persuasive ability through the pursuit of the ideal orator outlined by Cicero. In "On the Ideal Orator", Cicero writes to his brother Quintus about oratory and provides a dialogue between Crassus, Cotta, Sulpicius, Scaevola, Caesar, and Antonius to discuss the problems, techniques, and dimensions of rhetoric. By exploring the skills required of an ideal orator, the power of persuasion is revealed to have an influence on people and politics. The requirements for an ideal orator encompasses eloquence and the art of speaking, acquiring
